Definition of shave

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Shave (v. t.) To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface, or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown of the head; he shaved himself..

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Barber :: Barber (v. t.) To shave and dress the beard or hair of.
Reap :: Reap (v. t.) To deprive of the beard; to shave.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
Shorling :: Shorling (n.) A person who is shorn; a shaveling; hence, in contempt, a priest..
Barber :: Barber (n.) One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons..
Shaveling :: Shaveling (n.) A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; -- used in contempt..
Barb :: Barb (v. t.) To shave or dress the beard of.
Crown :: Crown (n.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head, as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure..
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) A tool or machine for shaving.
Shaving :: Shaving (n.) That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument..
Razorable :: Razorable (a.) Ready for the razor; fit to be shaved.
Drawknife :: Drawknife (n.) A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; -- called also drawshave, and drawing shave..
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) An exorbitant discount on a note.
Tonsure :: Tonsure (n.) The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a mark of their order and of their rank..
Poll :: Poll (v. t.) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll..
Shaver :: Shaver (n.) A boy; a lad; a little fellow.
Shaved :: Shaved (imp.) of Shav.
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) A thin slice; a shaving.
Plough :: Plough (v. t.) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a book or paper, with a plow. See Plow, n., 5..
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